Steve Clidas has practiced Massage Therapy since the 1980s and was one of the first Licensed Massage Therapists in Connecticut when that state went to licensing in 1993, and is now licensed in both NY and CT. Steve spent almost 20 years as a Special Education teacher in public schools in CT. His strong observation, assessment and treatment skills served him well in the classroom, and serve his clients very well today. His work combines science, intuition, recognition of the body’s energetic nature, and hands that “see” to facilitate each client's ability to heal body, mind and spirit. After too many years in the corporate world, Steve is returning to the healing work he believes he is meant to do. “Massage work is when I feel most like my true self, when I know I am on a path with a heart,” he says. In addition to being a massage therapist, Steve is also a sometime activist, a member of Metro Justice, a published poet, rose gardener, and is active in local politics. Steve graduated in from The Swedish Institute, College of Massage Therapy and Allied Health Sciences in New York City in 1993, and more recently from Onondaga School of Therapeutic Massage to meet NY’s licensing requirements.